Google Stadia disaster gets worse as game gets cancelled

Google Stadia disaster gets worse every bit game gets cancelled

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It's more bad news for Google Stadia as the platform has lost Terraria. This comes after the company locked all the accounts of the game'south co-creator.

Andrew Spinks, one of the minds behind Terraria, explained in a series of Twitter posts that his Google account was unexpectedly locked. This revoked admission to his Gmail account and everything he had purchased through the Android marketplace.

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Spinks claims that he attempted to contact Google customer support, just the effect was never resolved. Given that he was unable to get access dorsum, he'due south decided to remove Terraria from the platform. He also appear that future games from his studio, Re-Logic, would non be coming to Stadia.

In his tweet, Spinks claims, "I absolutely accept non done anything to violate your terms of service, and then I tin can accept this no other fashion than you deciding to burn this bridge. Consider it burned." Spinks as well said "doing business with you is a liability."

I absolutely have not washed annihilation to violate your terms of service, so I can take this no other way than yous deciding to burn this bridge. Consider it burned. #Terraria for @GoogleStadia is canceled. My company will no longer support any of your platforms moving forward.February 8, 2021

This is in major contrast to Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, which have fabricated great efforts to lock in valuable partnerships with contained developers. If a similar situation like this were to have occurred at Xbox, for case, it's likely that Xbox head Phil Spencer would have gotten involved as he'south very active on Twitter.

To put it into scope, this is what Spinks has been locked out of:

"My phone has lost access to thousands of dollars of apps on @GooglePlay. I had just bought LOTR 4K and can't finish information technology. My @googledrive data is completely gone. I can't admission my @YouTube aqueduct. The worst of all is losing access to my @gmail address of over 15 years."

As to why Google may accept locked Spinks' account remains uncertain. As of this reporting, Stadia has not made an official argument from any of its social media accounts. It also hasn't replied to Spinks' tweet directly. The @GoogleStadia account did respond to someone's attack regarding Google's poor customer service.

Hey in that location, nosotros saw your tweet and we wanted to chime in. We'd like to hear more about what happened with your interaction with us — could you transport us a DM? Let'due south accept our conversation there. https://t.co/zfgRGjVdIbFebruary 8, 2021

Information technology's been a especially bad few weeks for Stadia in terms of news. Final week the company appear it was shutting downwards its internal game studios and that Jade Raymond, the listen behind the Assassin's Creed franchise, would exist leaving. And it'southward not considering Stadia is a bad service. Many actually feel it may exist the all-time identify to play Cyberpunk 2077.

While Terraria will non exist coming to Stadia, it is available on a broad array of platforms. These include: Windows, MacOS, Linux, Xbox 1, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, PS Vita, PS3, Wii U, Android, Amazon, iOS, Windows Phone, and 3DS.

Terraria is a Minecraft-like sandbox game released in 2011. Information technology has players building, exploring, crafting and engaging in combat in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Information technology continues to have an active fanbase with almost 700k members on the game's subreddit and a respectable 83 on Metacritic.

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